9 Surprising Casting Choices

Before Cranston gained a cult following for playing Walter White/Heisenberg on the beloved AMC show, “Breaking Bad,” he was known most famously as “the dad from ‘Malcolm in the Middle.’ ” AMC was even hesitant in casting Cranston, but creator of the show, Vince Gilligan, insisted on the actor, citing a guest-starring role he did on “The X-Files” in 1998 as his justification.